2. Noun. the treatment of something with phosphate or phosphoric acid ¹
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Definition of Phosphatization
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Phosphatization
Literary usage of Phosphatization
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Phosphate Deposits of Florida by George Charlton Matson (1915)
"Some soft phosphate may be due to partial phosphatization of the original rock
and subsequent removal of the remaining calcium ..."
2. The Century in Phosphates and Fertilizers: A Sketch of the South Carolina by Philip E. Chazal (1904)
"IS THE phosphatization PROCESS STILL GOING ON? The factors necessary for the
formation of phosphate rock, pointed out above, being still present in the ..."
3. Geology of the Non-metallic Mineral Deposits Other Than Silicates by Amadeus William Grabau (1920)
"... material or due to phosphatization during deposition of certain parts of the
series by sedimentation in waters charged with phosphate in solution. ..."
4. The Present Condition of Knowledge of the Geology of Texas by Robert Thomas Hill (1887)
"It seems more likely, however, that the nodules resulted from the phosphatization
of a calcareous bed, which may have contained the organic remains ..."
5. Bulletin by Geological Survey (U.S.) (1915)
"Some soft phosphate may be due to partial phosphatization of the original rock
and subsequent removal of the remaining calcium. ..."
6. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1914)
"... their researches was delayed and that their results were obtained, in part at
least, as early as 1910. We also began the study of the phosphatization of ..."
7. Geological Magazine by Henry Woodward (1905)
"phosphatization is not confined to the Foraminifera and other microscopic remains,
but occurs in all shells and structures which are readily penetrable, ..."